Protecting Your Rights for over 25 Years
Credit Card debt hits a new high Americans’ credit card debt is near record high levels. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, our country’s total credit card debt currently stands at $925 billion (as of the third quarter of 2022). One year earlier, the...
While we all aim to drive safely, sometimes it seems appropriate for a little risk to be taken. Perhaps you were speeding, but only to match the speed of traffic around you. Or perhaps you did not use your blinker when changing lanes or came to a rolling stop at a...
Thousands of employees travel to their jobs in West Georgia everyday with the expectation of putting in a full day's work and heading back home. The thought of getting injured at work is something very few workers ever think about. Although there are multiple safety...
When a serious work injury happens, it's normal to worry about finances. The monthly bills continue like normal, but often your household income is reduced. The Georgia workers compensation system pays a weekly disability check, but the disability check is less than...
Many disabled people delay applying for Social Security Disability due to a fear that their claim will be denied. Statistics bear this out. Only 22% of disability applicants are approved on their initial application; 63% of SSDI applicants are denied. While a...
Workers Compensation claims in Georgia have varying settlement values, depending on the type of injury, the degree of ongoing impairment at the time of settlement, the amount of weekly disability benefits being paid by the Employer, and the impairment rating assigned...
The nationwide COVID foreclosure moratorium ended on July 31, 2021, and since then foreclosure rates have been rising steadily. Georgia is in the top 10 states for foreclosures, recording a total of 2,592 foreclosures (one of every 1,702 housing units) in the first...
Suffering an injury on the job or being diagnosed with a work-related illness can have a significant impact on your professional and personal life. If you are dealing with an occupational injury in Georgia, then it's important that you file a workers' compensation...
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If you have been injured in a Georgia motor vehicle accident, there is a good chance that the accident was caused by irresponsible or reckless behavior, often referred to as negligence. If you can prove that another party’s negligence caused your accident, you may...
